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Friday, May 9, 2008
Is McCain a Bush clone?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Columnist Arianna Huffington writes that Sen. John McCain - who told her he did not even vote for George Bush in 2000 has now “morphed into an older and crankier version of the he couldn’t stand voting for in 2000.”
Writes Huffington: “The John McCain the media fell in love with in 2000 isn’t on the ballot in 2008. And the proof has all but jumped up and grabbed the media by the throat: the ring-kiss of “agents of intolerance” Falwell and Robertson; the decision to make permanent tax cuts he twice voted against, saying he could not “in good conscience support” them; the campaign finance reformer replaced with a candidate whose campaign is run by lobbyists and fueled by loophole rides on his wife’s jet; the hard-line stance against torture replaced by a vote allowing waterboarding; the guarded-by-a-battalion stroll through the “safe” neighborhoods of Baghdad; the use of Karl Rove as an advisor … and the embracing of the disastrous policies of a man he so abhorred he would not vote for him.”
Has McCain become a Bush clone?
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How do you handle cellphone louts?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“What do you do when you’re forced to listen to someone blabbing away on a cellphone? Do you suffer in silence? Do you walk away? Do you say angry words aimed at blaming and shaming?” writes columnist Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz.
Her solution is to hand the offender a “Peace Note” that says: “When you talk loudly on your phone, I feel frustrated and annoyed and angry because I have a need for peace and quiet while waiting for this delayed flight. So would you be willing to make this your last call or go elsewhere to talk? Thanks, Babs.”
How do you deal with people who talk loudly on cellphones?
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